BANGOR – Two “Ask the Expert” public forums are scheduled for this week to help residents understand the transition to digital TV, which occurs nationwide in February.

The first forum will be 6:30-7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Bangor Public Library, and the second forum is 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at Brewer Auditorium.

Lewis Sigalos, the Federal Communications Commission’s Digital TV outreach initiative national program director, will be on hand to answer questions about the switch. His talk is titled, “Get a coupon – get a box – get connected now!”

Background information on the digital TV transition may be found online at: www.dtvforme.com, www.dtvanswers.com, or www.dtv.gov.